We've all seen people who have 2 or 3 work in progress items within a single workspace. Even the workspace owner doesn't always know what file belongs where, nor can they really prove that their change will integrate cleanly with the rest of the code...
Here are two things that you can do to help yourself and your career in these uncertain times:
Upgrade your skills. Continuing to educate yourself is going to be key in standing out from the herd and adding value to your current or future employer....
I gave a talk on Groovy Unit Testing to the Boulder JUG and the Denver JUG this week. The talk was well received, and I got some helpful comments that I will certainly incorporate into future version of the talk. The talk covered:
How do you speak at a local Java Users Group? It's really simple actually...
Pick a topic relevant to the group. Talk to your friendly local coordinator to see whether your topic is appropriate or of interest to the group. It is very likely that the...
I find this year's election very interesting as a Canadian living in Colorado. I am merely a spectator since I have yet to become an American citizen. Still, I do see this as a pivotal moment in the history of this nation. Americans get to decide what...
Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture. (should be super-easy with Photobooth) Post that picture with NO editing. Post these instructions...
I spent some time going through the Elegant Code blog after Jared blogged about his latest interview. I was very impressed with the content and added it to my subscription list. I strongly recommend it to anyone who are interested in increasing the elegance...